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F. W. KEIFEL J1. PIRE PLACE FENDER.

110.145,811. Patented Feb. 3,1891.

i "vl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED. IV. KEIFEL, JR., OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO EDVARDISCANIIAN, OF SAME PLACE.

FIRE-PLACE FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,811, dated February3, 1891. Application iiled July 24, 1890. Serial No. 359,740. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED. WV. KEIFEL, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson, State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FirePlaceFenders, of which the followingr is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

1o This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements infenders or foot-rails for stoves and fire-places; and it relates moreparticularly to the means for detachably connecting the fender-rail inposition.

I form a simple, cheap, and efficient lock which provides for the readyremoval or insertion of the fender-rail, and yet which holds the saine`firmly in place.

Other objects and advantages of the invenzo tion will hereinafterappear, and the novel features will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the let- 2 5 ters of reference marked thereon, form a partof this specification, and in which-n Figure lis a perspective view ofthe fender with the rail in position and locked. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross-section through the line y y 3o of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a similarsection through the line e .e of Fig. l.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the differentviews.

Referring now to the details of the draw- 3 5 ings by letter, Adesignates the fender, which is formed at its rear corners with holes a,and substantially cent-rally, near its front edge, with a hole B is thefenderuail, the rear ends of the 4o parallel portions of which areformed with curved portions c, the upper faces of which aresubstantially flat, as seen in Fig. 2, and have a flat iirm bearing uponthe under side 'of the fender when the rail is in its locked position,as seen in said Fig. 2. These rear ends are formed upon their underfaces with extensions or lugs d, the under faces of which are iiat andhave a iiat iirln bearing upon the upper face of the fender, as shown inFig. 2.

5o The fender-rail is formed at or near its longitudinal center with adepending stud c, the

outer face of which is formed with a notch f, as seen clearly in Figs. 1and 3.

In practice the rear hooked ends are inserted in the holes therefor inthe rear of the fender by raising the fender-rail into nearly a verticalposition, and as it is brought to a horizontal position the upper facesof the ends of the hooks and the under faces of the lugs d bear uponopposite sides of the fender, as seen 6o in Fig. 2, and the stud e isthen inserted in its hole in the front of the fender, when by slightpressure thereon the said stud will be forced into its hole and thenotch thereof will engage upon the under face of the top plate of thefender, as seen in the several views, and the fender-rail will be firmlyheld in its position. Slight pressure upon the fender-rail near the studwill move the same backward sufficiently to clear the notch from engage-7o ment with the fender, when the rail may be readily removed by tiltingit slightly upward, so as to disengage the rear hooks, when the rail maybe taken out. The stud e is formed with a shoulder g, which serves tolimit its movement through the hole in the fender, and thus serve tokeep the rail in a horizontal position.

That I claim as new is l. The combination, with a fender, of a 8o fenderbar or rail detachably connected thereto and provided with anautomatically-acting securing device, said parts being designed to besecured in position by the elasticity of the rail, substantially asspecified. 8 5

2. The combination, with a fender, of a fender-rail detachably connectedtheretoand provided with an integral unpivoted automatically-actingsecuring device acting in opposition to the movement of the rail neces-9o sary to remove it, said parts being designed to be secured inposition by the elasticity of the rail, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the fender, of a fender-rail formed at its rearends with hooks 9 5 provided with iiat surfaces and with a dependingstud having a notch, said rail or stud having sui'iici'ent resiliency tohold the parts in operative position, substantially as specied.

4. The combination, with a fender, of a fender-rail formed at its rearends with hooks provided with hat upper faces and with for- IOOWardly-extending l ugs h-(Lving [lat u nder faces, and centrally at itsfront with n depending stud having a notch, said mil or stud havingsufficient resiliencj)7 to hold the parts in operative position,substantially as and for the purpose specified. p

5. As an improved article of man ulacture, a fender-rail formed Withcentral depending stud having notch and shoulder and Lt the rear ends ofits parallel portions with hooks having flat upper faces andforwardly-ext@ndl l l l ing lugs having' Het under faces andadapted toserve with ofender, said rail or stud having sufcient resiliency to holdthe parts in operative position, substantially as and for the purposeSpecified. n

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRED. XV. KEIFEL, JR. Witnesses:

D. S. FRINLER, CHARLES A. GRAHAM, J r.

